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The Viet Minh were created as a military to gain independence from the French.
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Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent and calls it the Democratic Republic og Vietnam
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The US gave France $15 million to aid them in fighting Vietnam because Vietnam was getting military help from China.
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The French suffer a decided defeat in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The defeat was discussed in a conference on Geneva and also effectively ended the war.
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The conference declares a cease fire for the peaceful withdrawl of the French and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam is declared independent from North Vietnam and is named the Republic of Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem is president.
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The Viet Cong was created so South Vietnam could have a military and fight Communism.
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President Diem is assassinated in a coup
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US troops arrive in Vietnam to assist South VIetnam in defeating North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam joins forces with Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking about 100 South Vietnam towns and villages.
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US troops are ordered to withdraw from Vietnam and are sent home.
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The US public learns about the Mai Lai massacre a little over a year after the fact.
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When Nixon announces that the US troops will attack Cambodia which sparks outrage especially on college campuses.
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed to provide a cese fire.
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Vietnam is united and declared a communist country.
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Washington DC dedicated a Vietnam memorial called the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
